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M2.7 Earthquake near SICILY, ITALY (Italy)

UTC time: 2025-06-02 10:43:58 UTC Local time: —

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About this earthquake

On June 2, 2025 at 10:43 UTC, a magnitude M2.7 earthquake occurred near SICILY, ITALY (Italy). The hypocenter lay relatively close to the surface at around 18 km, increasing how strongly it was felt. Events of this size typically go unnoticed.

The event was recorded by EMSC. Italy: over the past 24 hours, QuakeMap24 logged 39 earthquakes, the strongest at M3.5.

Details

ID
2dc6eca4aaf2c18c354b63b063e8f3da45a5da95
Magnitude
M2.7
Depth
18.4 km
UTC time
2025-06-02 10:43:58 UTC
Local time
—
Country
Italy
City
Sicilia
Source
emsc
Coordinates
37.00270, 15.11150
Temperature
26.8°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 18.4 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 18.4 km
Shallow
18.4 km
18.4 km — deeper than the regional average (12.7 km)
Regional average: 12.7 km
Why depth matters

Shallow quakes release energy near the surface — shaking is felt more strongly and damage potential is higher.

Depth classes per USGS

Volcanoes nearby

  • Etna Activity reported
    Distance: 83 km ·Stratovolcano(es) ·Elevation: 3'357 m ·Last eruption: 2026 ·Italy
  • Vulcano
    Distance: 156 km ·Stratovolcano(es) ·Elevation: 500 m ·Last eruption: 1890 ·Italy
  • Lipari
    Distance: 166 km ·Stratovolcano(es) ·Elevation: 590 m ·Last eruption: 1230 ·Italy
  • Panarea
    Distance: 182 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 399 m ·Italy
  • Stromboli Activity reported
    Distance: 199 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 924 m ·Last eruption: 2026 ·Italy
  • Campi Flegrei del Mar di Sicilia
    Distance: 214 km ·Volcanic field ·Elevation: -8 m ·Last eruption: 1867 ·Italy

Radius · 50 km

Nearby infrastructure

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Airports

  • Comiso AirportItaly · CIY · LICB
    44.6 kmStraight-line distance

Source: OurAirports · Dataset date: 2026-09-16

This selection shows geographic proximity, not a hazard zone or confirmed impacts. Distances use recorded site coordinates. Sources & data dates

Sicilia

Context for this earthquake

16 Sep 2025 – 16 Sep 2026 · M ≥ 2.0 · 144 Catalogue entries

Sufficiently reliable matching data are not currently available for a direct comparison. The area profile shows the available records and their limitations.

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